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... until I woke up at 4am in LOTS of pain. I had taken a Vicodin and a Valium at bedtime to help me sleep. At 4am ... I took some more Vicodin and it didn't help at all so I took another Valium ... thing that really helps with the pain is to take a Vicodin and then another Vicodin an hour later.
Yesterday...

... feeling much better over a few days and went off the Vicodin on day 5. Then on day 8 or so, I must have opened ... post op advice...
Make sure you start taking your Vicodin just a few hours after your surgery. You'll feel ... first night. If your stomach can handle it, take 2 Vicodin along with some stool softeners. I personally looked...

... remember the name off the top of my head, and some Vicodin and reffered me to a specialist. Sooo I am in the ... have hahaha. There is really no need for me to take Vicodin but apparently she thought that doing the rectal exam ... have experienced before so I think I will lay off the Vicodin and save it for the surgery just incase.
Well...

... everyone says happens when you use them. I was given 20 vicodin after surgery. I just counted them - I have 17 left...

... for the past few days. I am scared of those damned Vicodin - especially reading how tough Eittod is doing. I ... Tylenol helped with my pain almost as well as the Vicodin - especially when I also took Advil for swelling...

... prescribed and on time. Do not combine Percocet and Vicodin - you'll get ill. If prescribed both, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s ... painful recovery.
[INDENT]I was only prescribed Vicodin and Valium and was very careful to stay on schedule...

... prescribed and on time. Do not combine Percocet and Vicodin - you'll get ill. Percocet claimed to work best.. ... baths may be more helpful. Switching out percocet with vicodin e every 4 to 6 hrs was recommended; however, stopping...

... coming out of general anes. is quicker.
I have vicodin for pain but don't need it often. Guess I'm just...

... incontincence. The pain is not bad right now. I am taking Vicodin . I haven't had my 1st bm though I have taken stool...

... had the 4th degree tear. I actually didnt' take my vicodin dose and took 400 mg of ibuprofen instead and that ... trick. I'm sure I will feel some pain and take the vicodin in a while. I did have my 1st bm and I'm quite disappoint...

... So glad you're doing well! The vicodin will tend to constipate, so it's good that you can...

... doing well as far as my bms since I stopped taking the vicodin . I'm still watching what I eat though and trying to...

... morphine for 3 days then codeine for 2, sent home with vicodin which I didn't use (afraid of constipation). I am...

... anti-nausea medicine and switch my pain killer to vicodin . They gave me one vicodin and watched me to see if ... it down ok. I did. I went home and began taking 1 vicodin every 4 hours.
I will post this and continue my...

... that I didn't have to wait 4 hours in between each Vicodin , but that I could take one every 2 hours if I was ... experiencing bad pain. So, I am now taking 8 - 10 Vicodin per day to manage my pain.
My bowel movements are ... nausea) when I need it.
I feel like I am living on Vicodin but if I don't take it, my rectum throbs and throbs...

... diarrhea anyway. But I guess since I'm on so much Vicodin , that could constipate me. I would appreciate your...

... effort (and dread).
I am trying not to take as much Vicodin so that I wonâ€™t get constipated but the pain is...

... I could take 400 â€“ 800 mg of Advil in between my Vicodin so that I donâ€™t have to use as much Vicodin. I ... took the pain away the same. She said no, because Vicodin is a narcotic, but that it would help some. And this ... way I could avoid taking so much Vicodin so that I wonâ€™t get constipated. I asked her how...

... Yesterday at 12:30 (noonish) was the last time I took a Vicodin . Hurray! I actually felt GREAT compared to the misery...

... out about was taking the opiod pain medication (e.g. Vicodin ) due to the constipation (which I had experienced ... with another minor procedure). So I went off the Vicodin within the first 48 hours (1 every four hours). I ... would have kept my BMs soft enough to keep taking the Vicodin , which would have decreased alot of my discomfort ... -which basically resulted in me going back on the Vicodin for a day. I had noticed the "swelling" and hoped ...
Day 7: Start to feel better, (mainly bc back on Vicodin ) more mobile. Just VERY excited to have made it through...

... was breeze. Some pain afterwards, but I'm taking Vicodin , and that keeps it in check. I had a bowel movement...

... pain was more than manageable. I tried to avoid the Vicodin , but I found that if I eat right and take Colace, ... it doesn't constipate me at all. With the vicodin ,. the pain is nothing, just some soreness. Not even...

... would question the doctor if I were her.
Also, the Vicodin can slow down the intestine somewhat. It can even ... elimination in the shortened large intestine, the Vicodin , may be a better alternative to the Tylenol. You ... cannot take both, as the Vicodin may also contain Tylenol (acetaminophen). Too much ... acetaminophen can cause liver damage. The Vicodin may give her a nice break and slow down her BMs.
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The Vicodin should be a scored tablet, so you can crack them in...

... discomfort from the surgery. I made sure I took my Vicodin a little before the concert and only went for the ... when did the pain feel better...I'm only taking the Vicodin at bedtime and once during the day when I need a nap...

... or five times in the last two months. Technically, Vicodin clears from the blood in a couple of days, but continuous ... use of the Vicodin will slow down your reaction times for a while. So...

... situation". I transitioned to Toradol and then to Vicodin . Maybe you will do similar.
That is one difference...

... got smart, I made sure to keep the pain meds (oral Vicodin ) on schedule. You are not going anywhere. Take them...

... I had a BM!!! My doc has me on a regular diet and Vicodin as needed for pain. I ended up having it done lap...

... and shooting pool and running around, and not taking Vicodin . Just Tylenol. Oh, and they are in their 60â€™s ...

... But that's how it goes...I guess!!!
I took 1 1/2 Vicodin before bedtime...and just got up to use bathroom ...

... going to force myself to try the bed. Only had 2 Vicodin all day today & kids & hubby are helping out quite...

... a continuous drip and told me I can have percocet, vicodin , and turinol dutring breakthrough periods when I needed...

... in considerable pain...trying to stay away from the vicodin and using tylenol and advil instead.
Percocet I ... believe is 3 times stronger than Vicodin and very rarely is one discharged home on it. So ... I guess they're trying to get mom on the Vicodin to handle the pain. I believe your mom had the open...

... hospital and won't make me sleepy like the percocet and vicodin . So I'm on my way out to fill the scripts...and then...

... the Tylenol is strong enough? I am still taking the Vicodin at night....

... determine what you need...if it's bad then take the vicodin ...if not too bad take the tylenol or advil ( the advil...

... as before except a lot more alert. I switched to Vicodin until I left the hospital but even those I refused...

... withdrawal as it seemed to improve a little after taking a vicodin . By the fourth day home the nausea was gone.
BM...

... to some mild withdrawal after going home. I used Vicodin for approx. 2 weeks, and seemed to experience some...

... over. I'm really nauseated, too. I was prescribed vicodin , but it's doing very very little for the pain.
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... over. I'm really nauseated, too. I was prescribed vicodin , but it's doing very very little for the pain.
... antibiotics....Flagyl made me reallky ot of it and with Vicodin can cause dizziness and the out of it feeling. Cipro...

... those. I have been constipated for a week from taking vicodin (just had a tonsillectomy). I took 2 tblspn of milk ... excrutiating stomach pains. I had to take a tspn of vicodin (thus probably constipating me again) and lay down...

... pain I thought I was going to die! After 1-2 weeks of Vicodin and ice packs I was back to normal definately worth ... with the pain and swelling and please remember that vicodin constipates big time!!!Wish someone would have told...

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... darn analytical.
For now, I'm trying to stay in my Vicodin -induced happy place. If I make it out the other end ... know about being an addict (first, the wonders of Vicodin ...now, the ER taught me how to shoot-up). If only ...Vicodin worked as well as Dilaudid or morphine...
Thanks...

... Doctor has prescribed Baclofen (muscle relaxor) and Vicodin (Hydrocodone/narcotic)
Per episode I take 15-30MG ... people, talk to your doctor about a prescription for Vicodin + Baclofen as it does help manage the pain.
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